New Mexico [3 items]

THE HOLCOMB APIARIES J.R. HOLCOMB, PROPRIETOR PURE EXTRACTED AND BULK COMB HONEY LOVING, NEW MEXICO, Sept 16th 1915

Governor of Utah. Salt Lake City My Dear Sir: We write you in the name of humanity to not allow Joe Hill executed without an other trial we believe his counsil sold him + such things only widen the breach between capitol and labor. Such capitolist-controlled courts are only hastening their end of Hill is absolutely guilty after a fair trial we say Amen the more such trials are conducted and ruled on the sooner the end will come but we earnestly hope that peaceful means may ever be used. to the end that labor may receive fair treatment Respectfully J.R. Holcomb } J.H. Welch Sam Harty } Han Bright Mrs A Mitch } Claude Holcomb

NEW MEXICO 9/14/15 Las Cruces N.M.

To the Governor of Utah Salt Lake City Utah We the undersigned citizens of Las Cruces N.M. Have read with regret the sentance of death passed upon Joe Hillstorm and in the name of justice ask that you give him a new trial B.M. Maney } M.E. Maney J. Schaublin } S Vanko Laurie Hewey } T. A Cole J Astorton } W L Chan GW Fremon } M M Ballard Harry Braward } Juan Mendoza E.D. Williams } [???] CS [?] Ollie } Lester Isaacks Geo. Gauchon } Elmer Lohman R W Bownlee } A. Amutt B.J. Link } Achilidi Solillio John W Steward } Chas Caldwell Mary Ballard } Antonio Riez

Petition To the Honorable Governor of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah.

We the undersigned citizens of the United States of America do hereby petition and pray your honor to suspend the death sentence of Joe Hill convicted of murdur upon circumstantial evidence, we believe this man to be innocent.

Wm. A. Roach G. E. Roach. Mrs H Thomas Luther Roach Maggie Roach J. T. Lay Mrs. J. T. Lay Shelton Thomas Mrs. D. S. Thomas. D.S. Thomas Irene E Bingham Chas A Bingham

Sent by Mrs D. S. Thomas Wanette New Mex.